Joshifer October 23, 2013 Share October 23, 2013 I bought 5 chromis yesterday. Today found one stuck in a power head dead. Now I have one that got stuck in a power head but freed itself and is bent to the shape of the power head. Swimming but spiraling while swimming and it's really killing me to see it suffer. Will it get better ? Or it is just gonna suffer til it dies? If so then Ill just put it out of its misery. I never delt with dead/dying fish before so it's really hurting me to see it suffer :( Is this why people say "buy 5 you'll end up with 1 or 3" ? Clowns are fine and happy. I have a billion snails and crabs their all fine. I know healthy fish don't get sucked into filters but they was itty bitty about half an inch in size. The 3 bigger ones are totally fine and schooling. And sleep with the clowns all bunched together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k October 23, 2013 Share October 23, 2013 maybe you need to think a little bit about the condition of the inside of your tank before you add fish. Tiny fish can't swim against strong current and cannot swim away from strong suction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind October 23, 2013 Share October 23, 2013 What type and size of powerhead was it? The powerhead might not be the killer but instead the fish are sick or too weak and are just floating along barely alive when they get stuck to the powerhead. If the fish doesn't seem like it is going to make it you can place it in a bag and put it in the freezer to euthanize the fish. You can also use clove oil as it drugs them asleep until they die, probably the most humane way. Clove Oil Directions: You can use anycontainer but I normally use one I can throw away as clove oil is strong and being an oil is not easy to completely remove. Use an old milk jug and cut out the top of it so it's wide enough to put a fish in. Fill it up with water from the tank that the fish is in and add the fish to the jug. Mix in 3 drops of clove oil. Within a couple of minutes you should see your fish start to relax and swim likes it's drunk. Then add 3 more drops every 2 - 3 minutes observe. After three or four of the 3 drop doses your fish will be dead. The amount of clove oil doses will vary depending on the size of the fish. It is key to add the clove oil slowly so, not all in one shot, to minimize the stress to your fish. You want it to fall into a drug induced sleep/comma first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjamaya October 23, 2013 Share October 23, 2013 What type and size of powerhead was it? The powerhead might not be the killer but instead the fish are sick or too weak and are just floating along barely alive when they get stuck to the powerhead. If the fish doesn't seem like it is going to make it you can place it in a bag and put it in the freezer to euthanize the fish. You can also use clove oil as it drugs them asleep until they die, probably the most humane way. Clove Oil Directions: You can use anycontainer but I normally use one I can throw away as clove oil is strong and being an oil is not easy to completely remove. Use an old milk jug and cut out the top of it so it's wide enough to put a fish in. Fill it up with water from the tank that the fish is in and add the fish to the jug. Mix in 3 drops of clove oil. Within a couple of minutes you should see your fish start to relax and swim likes it's drunk. Then add 3 more drops every 2 - 3 minutes observe. After three or four of the 3 drop doses your fish will be dead. The amount of clove oil doses will vary depending on the size of the fish. It is key to add the clove oil slowly so, not all in one shot, to minimize the stress to your fish. You want it to fall into a drug induced sleep/comma first. Really.... I had no idea. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind October 23, 2013 Share October 23, 2013 Clove oil can also be used as an anesthetic if you have to calm a fish down to perform surgery. I have used it on puffers to drug them so I could cut their teeth down. I've also used it on rays to remove the barbs. Just use a simple two or three drops to give them that drunken state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxTech MoneyxX October 23, 2013 Share October 23, 2013 Now these are the posts I like to see! Awesome information, especially for those who really care about the life of fish. This is even good information for those who don't care... maybe reading this will get them to think about it just a little further :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djplus1 October 23, 2013 Share October 23, 2013 I sense that we may have a fish serial killer taking notes quietly in the background... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR-Tanked150 October 23, 2013 Share October 23, 2013 not that I'm planning to kill any fishes but where do you find clove oil? I never heard of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind October 23, 2013 Share October 23, 2013 I got my last bottle at the Vitamin Shoppe but I have seen it at Walgreens too. http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/p/now-foods-clove-oil-1-fl-oz/n8-1028 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bqq100 October 23, 2013 Share October 23, 2013 I sense that we may have a fish serial killer taking notes quietly in the background... You don't need clove oil to be a fish serial killer. All you need is some ignorance and stupidity. I would know, i'm a rehabilitated fish serial killer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2nhle October 23, 2013 Share October 23, 2013 I used to have around 4 chromis. two small ones always hide in the dark and not eating until it starve to death. the next one is missing in action. Until this day, I am still did not figure out where it is. So now I only have one biggest one still survive. What is a misery.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia October 23, 2013 Share October 23, 2013 It's normal for chromis to take each other out until the most dominant one remains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trockafella October 23, 2013 Share October 23, 2013 It's normal for chromis to take each other out until the most dominant one remains. +1.. Especially in a smaller tank like they are in. Ive had the same happen in a larger tank as well. Bought 9, after 3 weeks I had 5, however those 5 were fine after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enkay October 23, 2013 Share October 23, 2013 I got my last bottle at the Vitamin Shoppe but I have seen it at Walgreens too. http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/p/now-foods-clove-oil-1-fl-oz/n8-1028 You can also use clove oil or a clove when you have a toothache. Works wonders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshifer October 23, 2013 Author Share October 23, 2013 Does this clove oil work on say...my wife? JK lol It was a big koralia I think 1800gph. It got two of the small ones. The 3 big ones left are ok. That last one didnt have any bite marks or nipped fins. Just a. Idk any other word for it "hickey" On the side that got stuck also its body curved to a c shape from being stuck :( I watched for an hour hoping he'd get better but he finally gave up and died. :( he didn't look sick before this. Ate right away. Guess that koralia is too strong for bitty fishes. Sad. First fish I lost. Even when I was doing fresh water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Rhoads October 23, 2013 Share October 23, 2013 With three Chromis left I would get ready to lose two more fish. They are like the Mafia, and will whack each other, leaving no trace of a body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman12s October 23, 2013 Share October 23, 2013 My Three Chromis are doing fine.. and have been since I bought them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnevo October 23, 2013 Share October 23, 2013 I bough 5 with the goal of 3. 4 made it through QT then shortly after 4 became 3. After I re-aquascaped my tank I'm down to 2. I think at some point they will become one since one looks good and the other is a lot more ragged in the fin dept. Its kind of like the Highlander to me...There can be only one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Rhoads October 24, 2013 Share October 24, 2013 Its kind of like the Highlander to me...There can be only one! Haha, this is the best way I have seen it put yet. Great reference! I started with 5 also... then one day I had 4 with no sign of what happened to the other fish. All told I now have no Chromis, and only ever recovered one body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainRon November 17, 2013 Share November 17, 2013 Try the blue-reef chromis. They seem to fair much better. I think they look much nicer too even if they are a lot more expensive. Or maybe not so much more expensive since they don't seem to highlander each other all the time! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishyPapa November 17, 2013 Share November 17, 2013 I have a blue reef chromis and its a terrific fish. Kudos to QR for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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